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Francis Ford Coppola unveils Megalopolis graphic novel
In a statement, the 86-year-old director of the critical and box-office flop said the book confirms his feeling that ‘art can never be constrained’
Largely funded by the sale of Coppola’s own vineyards, the sci-fi epic starring Adam Driver took around $14m at the global box office amid unconvinced reviews and rumours of abnormal on-set behaviour by its director. Now, a new attempt to ensure the legacy of what may be the 86-year-old director’s final film has been announced: a comic book re-interpretation by Chris Ryall, titled Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis: An Original Graphic Novel. Said Ryall: “Coppola’s storytelling challenged and inspired me at every turn,” adding that he hoped he had “created something that both honours and expands the world of the original film.”
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